The Chernin Group

Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

2009

AUM

$3 000 M

Location

Los Angeles, California, United States

$10-50 m

Investment Ticket

3-5 years

Investment Horizon

Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Late Stage (Series C+)

Investment Stage

Sale to strategic investor, IPO

Exit Strategy

Investor profile last updated: 27 July, 2026

Profile

Founded by Peter Chernin, Jesse Jacobs, and Mike Kerns, The Chernin Group (TCG) is a preeminent growth equity firm investing in sports, media, and passion-driven businesses with offices in Los Angeles, Menlo Park, and New York. The TCG portfolio includes Collectors, Classic Football Shirts, Epic Gardening, Food52, Headspace, Meateater, Oura, Surfline, Unrivaled Sports and more.

We partner with exceptional founders and management teams who have created disruptive brands to grow and optimize their businesses. With decades of operational expertise and strong connections across media, sports, and technology, we work every day to help our portfolio companies realize their full potential.

At TCG, we follow our curiosity, live with conviction, and find a little levity in our days. We don’t take small bets – we’re all in.

To learn more, visit: https://tcg.co/

Industry

Gaming Healthcare Services Media and Entertainment Sports/SportsTech HealthTech Fashion/Beauty Financial Services Fintech Marketing and Advertising SaaS Software Transportation Consumer Products Consumer Services (B2C) Digital Blockchain/Crypto Web3

Region of investment

North America

The Chernin Group Funds

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Region
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TCG Growth Fund
Venture Capital (VC)
Consumer Products
Consumer Services (B2C)
Media and Entertainment
Sports/SportsTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$1300 M
January 2021
TCG Fund I
Venture Capital (VC)
Consumer Products
Consumer Services (B2C)
Digital
Marketing and Advertising
Media and Entertainment
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$700 M
November 2019
TCG Crypto Fund
Venture Capital (VC)
Gaming
Media and Entertainment
Blockchain/Crypto
Web3
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$150 M
February 2023

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FAQs about The Chernin Group

The Chernin Group is located in Los Angeles, California, United States.
The Chernin Group was founded in 2009.
The Chernin Group invests in companies and startups in Gaming, Healthcare Services, Media and Entertainment, Sports/SportsTech, HealthTech, Fashion/Beauty, Financial Services, Fintech, Marketing and Advertising, SaaS, Software, Transportation, Consumer Products, Consumer Services (B2C), Digital, Blockchain/Crypto, Web3.
The Chernin Group invests in companies and startups in North America.
The Chernin Group invests in companies and startups at Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Late Stage (Series C+).
The Chernin Group usually invests $10-50 m on average.
The Chernin Group has around $3 000m assets under management.
The Chernin Group last fund was created/launched in 2023-02-07